What exactly can and cant magic do in Game Of Thrones?
This article originally appeared onDen of Geek UK.
Spoilers for anyone not up-to-date withGame of Thrones.
Well use the Force!
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Withering Han:Thats not how the Force works.
Finns line is so funny because its preposterous.
Were right there with Han, shaking our heads and tsking Thats not how the Force works, dummy.
Jeez, what a prong.
Except, Finn isnt a prong.
When you know the rules of a universes magic, all becomes clear.
Know the rules and you understand the parameters.
Game Of Throneshas thus far been pretty hazy about the parameters where magic is concerned.
We know that magic is definitelya thingin the Seven Kingdoms.
But what are the rules?
We attempt to pin them down…
Pieces of you get chipped away, Ser Beric told Arya.
We can assume he was speaking metaphorically but as this isGame Of Thrones, clarification would be useful.
The Nights King isGame Of Thrones most powerful player reanimation-wise, and he feels like gaining in strength.
Melisandre, Priestess of the God of Light, is really old.
Centuries old by some accounts.
(Is that just how she sleeps?
Her equivalent of taking off a tight bra at the end of a long day?)
It may well be the source of her rejuvenating glamor.
A massive bird just flew past!
Right past the window.
Ah, you must have missed it.
Thats right, poison.
Does that mean the rest of her predictions are all to be taken with a pinch of salt too?
But theyre really slow to take effect.
What does this tell us?
It looks cool, undeniably, but it doesnt mean youre a wizard.
Lets go with dragon.)
Targaryens, asGRRM himselfhas settled, are not immune to fire.
When Dany hatched her dragons though, the world got a magical boost.
Maggy the Frog was able to predict twice the number of infant deaths.
Melisandres mystical boob job was yanked north an inch or two.
Simply put, what came first, the magic or the (dragon) egg?
Which is why if you oughta know something about magic, ask a Wildling.
Hes just doing the the theory element before his practical exam.
Have you seen Jaqen Hghar do anything magical beyond swapping faces?
So, some firm, set-in-stone rules to be going along with then.
Glad thats all cleared up.
Next mystery:Whatchoo talking about, Willis?
